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UNINA9910460156003321 |
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Autore |
Damico Helen |
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Titolo |
Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin : politics and poetry in eleventh-century England / / Helen Damico |
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Morgantown : , : University of West Virginia Press, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (378 p.) |
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Collana |
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Medieval European studies ; ; XVI |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Politics and literature - England - History - To 1500 |
English poetry - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - History and criticism |
Epic poetry, English (Old) - History and criticism |
Anglo-Saxons - Intellectual life |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: From history to vernacular epic -- The severed head: poetic image and historical text -- The Gifståìl and the Grendel-Kin -- Ãülfã¡fa in Rã¡ka and the English Konungamã³ã°ir -- Emma and Wealhtheow: female sovereignty and poetic discourse. |
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